Class of 2025!


Commencement Ceremony

Commencement Livestream


Commencement Weekend Schedule

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Commencement Saturday

Various Times – Departmental Receptions
11 a.m. – Senior Music Recital
2:30 p.m. – Senior Awards Program
8 p.m. – Baccalaureate

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Commencement Ceremony

Location: Campus Quadrangle
Time: 10 a.m. (approximately 2 1/2 hours long)
Outside rain or shine
Please be prepared for any kind of weather!

While commencement will take place regardless of the weather conditions, in the event of heavy rain showers or severe weather (thunder/lightning observed or anticipated), the commencement ceremony may be delayed by no more than three hours. Communication about a delay would be sent via K Alert, social media and email no later than 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 15.


Celebrating your Hornet

Celebrate your Hornet at K

Review the Commencement Day page for information on parking and drop-off, ceremony seating, severe weather plans, and more.

Celebrate your Hornet from afar

If you are unable to attend Commencement in person, please watch the livestream for some of our events!


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Covid-19 Protocols

For the most up-to-date information on the College’s COVID-19 response, please visit covid.kzoo.edu.


Land Acknowledgement

We gather on the land of the Council of the Three Fires – the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Indigenous nations of the Great Lakes region are also known as the Anishinaabe (Ah-nish-nah-bay), or original people, and their language is Anishinaabemowin (Ah-nish-nah-bay-mow-in). We acknowledge the enduring relationship that exists between the People of the Three Fires and this land.